While Tua Tagovailoa has been often criticized for his performances in his short career, one aspect of his game that’s been talked up is his accuracy.
In his 23 career games played, he’s attempted 678 passes, completing 66.2% of those. For comparison, future Hall of Famer Drew Brees, who’s widely considered one of the most accurate quarterbacks of all time, finished his career completing 67.7% of his attempts.
That may be an impressive feat, but there are certainly some questionable characteristics that Tagovailoa possesses as well. Pro Football Focus’ recent model for quarterbacks’ decision-making has both Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater ranked not so favorably.
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This concept looks at who the quarterback was targeting on the play and whether or not they were the receiver who could’ve produced the best possible outcome. In this case, Bridgewater finished 20th and Tagovailoa came in at No. 30.
They then proceed to take into account the result of the decision as well as the accuracy of the throw. With the outcome involved, Bridgewater ranked 19th and Tagovailoa ranked 27th.
If the Dolphins want to see the type of success they dream of for 2022, Tagovailoa (and Bridgewater if there’s an injury) needs to be smarter with the ball.
